NSF nationals vocabulary 18

Question 1

jodhpurs

Answer 1

flared trousers ending at the calves

Question 2

jonesing

Answer 2

a strong desire or craving for something

Question 3

julienne

Answer 3

to cut into long, thin strips

Question 4

juxtapose

Answer 4

to position side by side

Question 5

kamikaze

Answer 5

a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese in ww2

Question 6

kindred

Answer 6

related by blood or marriage

Question 7

lambent

Answer 7

softly bright or radiant

Question 8

languorous

Answer 8

lacking spirit or liveliness

Question 9

lanyard

Answer 9

a cord or rope used to secure something

Question 10

lassitude

Answer 10

weariness from the lack of energy

Question 11

laudatory

Answer 11

full of or giving praise

Question 12

leery

Answer 12

wary, and knowing

Question 13

leeway

Answer 13

extra time, a degree of freedom

Question 14

legalese

Answer 14

a language containing excessive legal terminology

Question 15

legerdemain

Answer 15

a artful trick, an illusory deceit

Question 16

leggy

Answer 16

having long legs

Question 17

leonine

Answer 17

resembling a lion

Question 18

lepidopterist

Answer 18

an entomologist that specializes in the collection of moths and butterflies

Question 19

levity

Answer 19

lacking appropriate seriousness

Question 20

levy

Answer 20

an imposing and collecting of taxes

Question 21

lexicon

Answer 21

a wordbook or dictionary

Question 22

libation

Answer 22

pouring out liquid in the honor of a deity

Question 23

libertine

Answer 23

a man who is morally unrestrained

Question 24

libretto

Answer 24

the text or words of an opera or musical play

Question 25

lien

Answer 25

the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person

Question 26

lilting

Answer 26

having a buoyant rhythm

Question 27

linchpin

Answer 27

a pin inserted at the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on

Question 28

lineaments

Answer 28

distinguishable feature

Question 29

liquidity

Answer 29

easily convertible to cash

Question 30

literati

Answer 30

people of scholarly attainments

Question 31

littoral

Answer 31

pertaining to a coastal or shore region

Question 32

loam

Answer 32

a rich soil containing sand or clay

Question 33

loath

Answer 33

unwilling or reluctant

Question 34

locution

Answer 34

a word or phrase used in special situations

Question 35

lodestar

Answer 35

a star used to navigate or lead the way

Question 36

logistics

Answer 36

a branch in the military that deals with procurement, supply, and maintenance

Question 37

lucid

Answer 37

easily understood, clear

Question 38

lurid

Answer 38

gruesome, and horrifying

Question 39

luxuriate

Answer 39

enjoy to excess, indulge in luxury

Question 40

macabre

Answer 40

gruesome and horrifying